New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-23
4 DISTURBED HONEYMOON.
Delight OF . Young widow at Her Hus-

bands Death.
The closing scene in a peculiar honey
moon Of three weeks duration was re-
Gently witnessed at Old Pickens' Gem
etery, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
craft, when the remains of Charles
Buckingham, OF Myrtle City, Idaho,
were resigned to their last resting
place, the young wife the only mourner,
with fearless eyes and composed fea-
lures, either too Inexperienced to real
ize the loss she had sustained, OF dead
to any sorrow or regret at the death
of her husband. There came to No.
1928 Market street Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Buckingham, who gave their
residence at Idaho, and stated that
they would remain there for q time
owing to the illness of Mr.. Bucking-
ham. Mr.. Buckingham grew worse
rapidly. Drs. Robinson and Com
stock were called to attend the case,
but the man died, the cause of his de-
mise being attributed to dyspepsia.
The wife, who is a pretty brunette, of
medium stature, related the following
story of her marriage and the sudden
termination of the wedding journey
by death:
81 don't know how feel about it, !"
she said, as she elevated her dark eye
brows and pouted slightly, as though
musing. II might as we'll tell you the
truth, though, and that is can't feel
very sorry and can t help it. You
aresurprised, perhaps, and wouldn't
say this to everybody, but | married
the man because | wantedto get away
from the family was living with. |
was born in Minnesota, near st, Paul;
my parents removed to Spokane
Falls, w. T., and my mother died
there. My father then went to Mis-
soula, Mon, and at the request of an
old friend of his--a Mr. Osgood-
either sent or taken to their home un-
til I was of age. My maiden name
was Hattie Evans, and / am not
not quite seventeen years of age. The
life / was living at Mr.. Osgood's grew
irksonle, and after [ had known Mr.,
Buckingham about two years finally
agreed to marry him just to get away
from there. He was much older than
annie told me he was thirty eight,
but you can see by his picture that he
was not less than forty-fve. We
were married about three weeks
ago, and were taking this trip as a
wedding tour. I can't say that he was
cruel to me or misused me, but he
didn't treat meright. When / married
him thought I could do just ais I
pleased, and l was sorry Ihad married
twent-four hours afterward. No, ]
have no relatives in Idaho, and no
very particular friends but the Os-
goods. Did marry for money? No,
did not; but Mr. Buckingham had
money, and plenty of it. He owned a
quartz mine near Myrtle City don't
know how much it is worth-and q
fourth interest in the Myrtle claim
a placer mine, which he said wouldn' t
sell for $4,000. No, he has no rela-
tives there, his mother lives in New
Orleans. I have telegraphed to his
business friends of his death, and ask
ed them to send me funds, as I have
but q few dollars in cash and draft
on the Valley Bank, which can t col
lect, because my husband failed to in
dorse it. OF course the position am
placed in is rather peculiar, and ]
don't just like it, bnt amt sorry,
because can go back to Idaho and
be just as was before"
The girl had a hand-satchel, from
which she had taken the photograph
of her dead husband, and in replacing
it she noticed a jewel-box, and opened
it with the remark: See my new ring
ism it a beauty? | bought it myself
to-day. No, indeed, he wouldn't have
thought of such a thing. don't want
to speak harshly about him-he' s dead
now-but didn't love him. I guess
know didn't didn't even like
him as we'll as other friends / have
met. I'm going home just as soon as
get the money, which I expect to
morrow. Goodbye, and don't tel
everybody you know all I've said.
thought I might as we'll confde the
truth to you, and | feel better for it
Goodbye"